"The Vancouver Canucks held their team Halloween Party on Thursday. Nothing was quite as scary as the opening minutes of practice at Rogers Arena the next morning.

Just moments after goalie Roberto Luongo stepped between the posts he was prone on the ice, writhing in pain after taking a Kevin Bieksa slapshot off the back of the leg. Vancouver's No. 1 goalie stayed face-down for a couple of minutes, flexing his appendage in attempt to quell the discomfort.

"It hit the nerve, so at first you lose feeling in your leg a little bit, but it came back slowly," said Luongo, who iced the stinger following the spirited 75-minute session. "It was more of a scare off the hop than anything. But nothing serious, so that's a good thing."

Not that Luongo could resist his own parting salvo.

"The good news is we're going to be working on skills tomorrow," he said. "So guys will be working on keeping their head up when taking a pass or shot."

Ouch. That one's aimed right at you, Kev."